The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-06
CLEVELAND In CHICAGO.
C<TCHIN0 LITE PRESIDENT, THEY
MAKE THE MOST or HIM

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A Day or Tremendous Crowds and Ear
Splitting Enthusin.n-CieveiandB uncted
by Rurriug Masses st the Palmer nouse
His win S-ess Refasc-Grover
Shakes "a Hands - Minute and snflrs.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Only half dozen stops
wore made during the run OF the Presidents
special train from st. Louis and these were at
wator stations. Tho President left instructions
that he DO called early this morning to give
him an opportunity Of seeing something Of the
sich prairie country south Of Chicago. When
he mado his appearance tho sun was only
few deGroos above the horizon. Buttoncd to
the chin, he stepped out on the rear platform
and spent half an hour alonc looking Mt tho
country Farmers left their milking and house,
Wivos ran out OF their houses to SEQ the train,
and recognizing the solitary figure on the plat
FORM danced and shouted with delight. At a
watering station where there were not more
thnn dozen houses Il crowd OF hundred or
moro men, women, and boys gathered about
tho platform and stared ut short range at the
President while beside the track two enthu-
siasts wcre loading and firing six-pounder rs
rapidly as thew could Tho President tried to
enter into conversation with some OF the peo-
plo, but tho Interview was not n success.
Finally no reached down his hand toward a
red-cheeked lass OF IL, who blushingly put up
her own in response. The ice was broken, and
everybody gathered around to shake hands
with the President.
At Joliet through which town tho train ran
very slowly, several thousand people jlllod tho
platforms Mrs. Cleveland had now made her
appearance. Glad In her usual close-ftting
travelling costume OF dark green. and looking
frcsher and more charming. II possible than
whom the excursion began. She took her place
beside her husband on the platform and re-
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mont 500 quarrymen wore drawn up In two
lines. with crowbGrs ct present arms. The
President especially remarked tho number
and the zeal OF old ladies' and gray-bearded
men in the crowds everywhere assembled 10
greet him. Mrs. Cleveland was the recipient
of several beautiful bouquets ut points whore
tho train slowed up. Postlnaster-General Villas
boarded tho train with three friends six miles
out and accompanied the President into town.
The train puilsd slowly into the Alton depot
ut Twenty-third street at 9:10 A. NJ. The en-
thusiasm was electrical. Such crowds. such
bright faces in the same numbers were never
seen before Thore must have been 10000
men. women and children gathered within
lew blocks of the station. All the streets lead
ing to that thoroughfare were choked COM
pletely with human beings. Above the heads
pf the crowd could DO seen the holmeted mill
tary. They were truly q i]ne lot OF men.
in all four companies cavalry and artillery.
Their arrival occasioned sensation which
grew more and moro tumultuous as tho
Presidents carriage appeared on tho scene.
on It's good Sehayior and readily oboysd thu
REQUESTS OF tho police to stand back and leave
sGsr pa s css
away the military formed around T. and I'd, the b,
ann The Ts w ook @ hs hat h
moment he got into the carriage, and bowed
md smiled as the roaring cheers went up: He He
and. although wearisd from her long Journey,
There was no music until the procession got
10 Twenty third street: Closing up behind the
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tops Of houses and in the windows were s cr9wds
'doatsd streamers, evidently improvisod for tho
occasion. Down at Twenty street where
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attempted TO walk through u brick wall as TO
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ihe time he was uncovered. Tho ladies seem
SeD Rs sn$ es0sh
excessively thrust themselves forward. 1t was
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extended thousands and thousands Of specta-
TORS. Faces looked out Of every window. men
ee.1sis Of many bands and the cheering Of the
grand stand at the Auditorium, the President
the resewing stand. II was after 10 ocioes
when the last Of the procession had passed in
feview before tho President, Mayor Roche then
addressing the President welcoming him to
Chicago. The President made this res LsI
an old resident OF your city was earnestly url-
Ing me to pay you 2 visit. He endeavored to
listed with unyielding pertinacity that tho in
Sttation should be accepted. At last. and after
broke out with this declaration: The people
Up where ! i've don't think Am 2 man is fit for
II have often thought OF this Incident since
that time and sometimes when have felt that
welfare ali that might be done. or all
that would Ike to do. | have won.
better II had visited Chicago. Indeed It has.
believe. been publicly stated ON one or more
Present Chief Executive We're UNDER discus Is u.s.
ION. that nothing better could be. expected
designated place or river; and this. suppose,
means the same that my Chicago friend
md combination. If alleged official crimea